RICHMOND, Ky. – With a host bid to the 2024 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship on the line, EKU women's basketball is set to welcome long-time foe Austin Peay to Baptist Health Arena on Thursday night.
 
Fans looking to attend Thursday's game, starting at 7 p.m. EST, can purchase tickets for just $5 on the Colonels' website.  Fans are encouraged to wear black alongside the game's promotional theme, doors will open 1-hour before tipoff.
 
Those not able to be in attendance can find the game on ESPN+ or 92.5 WEKY with Wes Chandler courtside on the call.
 
EKU (21-8, 9-5 ASUN) is currently tied with Lipscomb for 4th place in the ASUN standings with the opportunity to host the quarterfinals of the conference championship on March 9.
 
The Colonels would need wins over both Austin Peay (14-14, 7-7 ASUN) and Lipscomb this week, which would then go into tiebreakers, to determine the fourth-or-better home seed.
 
EKU Notes & Statistics
- EKU is seeking its first win over Austin Peay as a member of the ASUN Conference.
- With a win over North Alabama on the road, EKU clinched a berth to the ASUN Championship starting in early March, its third appearance in as many years in the league.
- EKU secured its first 20-win season since 2005 with a win over Chicago State on the road, with the opportunity for 23 regular season wins, would tie the 2001-02 & 2004-05 squads for the second-most wins in a single season in program history.
- Antwainette Walker continues to lead EKU and is second in the ASUN Conference in scoring, averaging 18.3 points per game, she scored 22 points in her last outing for the 10th time in her career.
- Alice Recanati leads the ASUN with 4.6 assists per game and 130 assists on the season.
- Ivy Turner leads the ASUN with a 1.94 assists/turnover ratio.
 
All-Time vs. Austin Peay
- Thursday's game is the 90th meeting between EKU and APSU, the Colonels own the head-to-head series 49-40 dating back to 1974.
- Despite EKU's 9-win lead over APSU in the all-time standings, Austin Peay has won the last nine meetings since 2018 and is 3-0 over EKU inside ASUN conference play.
- The Govs won the first meeting this season by a score of 62-52 in Clarksville, EKU shot a season-low 25 percent from the floor on 18-of-72 shooting.
 
Scouting the Govs
- Austin Peay is 14-14 on the season and is coming off a heartbreaking 59-58 loss on a buzzer-beater to North Alabama at home last game.
- The Govs enter play tomorrow winners of three of their last four games.
- Forward Shamarre Hale leads APSU with 12.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, she's scored 10 or more points in her last 15 games with six double-doubles.
- Guard Anala Nelson is second on the team with 10.5 points per game while Cur'Tiera Haywood leads the squad with 36 made threes and is 40.4 percent from deep.

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